Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] [vb past] him [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 A shower of jeers greeted him from the queue and , as he passed the last boy , who was just out of sight of Mr Gillis , a foot shot out , caught him on the ankle and down he went , sprawling on the wooden floor .
2 Only a small number of men accompanied him into the forest .
3 The Master of Ceremonies placed him near the Great Mogul and a plate of freshly grilled lamb was put before him .
4 At one time , the Orphic cult of extremists regarded him as the Creator of the world .
5 But the sight of her in tears disarmed him in the strangest way .
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